Darkness. Weightlessness. Drifting. Peace. Was this death? Or was I in a dreamless sleep?  Hello? Hello?! The tones and lilts of someone else’s voice started to echo around me. “…you don’t want to do this.” “Of course I do. I told you long ago what I wanted. For you. For us. For our kind.” Lillian? … Continue reading Episode 15: An Unexpected Turn of Events →

The town was so small, that leaving it took no more than ten minutes by foot. Save for one main dirt road that led to what I assumed was a nearby highway, the town was almost entirely surrounded by forest.  Since we had about an hour or so before sunset, we decided to grab a … Continue reading Episode 14: For Our Kind →

7 Days to the New Moon It took a bit of time that morning to convince Liam to get on board with the plan.  “A Ritual. At sunset. In the woods. With a woman we’ve never met before. Seems legit,” he had said to me after I explained my conversation to him.  “Look, I know … Continue reading Episode 13: We Need to Keep This Discreet →

I sat on my bed, eating my dinner in silence. Liam was sitting on his cot, eyes closed, listening to music. Lillian had given me instructions to meet her for a ritual the following evening at midnight. We’d need to grab a few materials to help with preparations. I hadn’t told any of this to … Continue reading Episode 12: Damn This Destiny →

I looked up at Liam.“Farrah? Our Farrah? ‘Doesn’t-look-a-day-over-60’ Farrah?” He nodded.“Crazy, right? Even if she was just a teenager when she wrote that, it would still make her over a hundred years old.” I looked back down at the journal in disbelief, when another realization hit me.“Wait, you took these from Farrah’s office?” He turned … Continue reading Episode 11: What do You Need Me to Do? →

The sisters worked with me on quieting the myriad voices that played in my head. I had moments when I could push them back enough to ignore, but I could still be caught off-guard by their presence. Though the ability was nothing more than a simple mediation, I was relieved to feel like my brain … Continue reading Episode 10: A Weird Day for All of Us →

Four Days Earlier.Two black Towncars hummed noiselessly in front of Krystal Cabot’s house. As the engines cut off, the doors simultaneously opened and six men in black suits filed out of the vehicles, their footsteps falling lightly on the pavement as they made their way up the walkway to the front door. If inconspicuous was … Continue reading Episode 9.5: That… is a Promise →

8 Days to the New Moon.I woke up the next morning, half-expecting to be in my own bed, waking from some messed up fever dream, but the scent of calamus filled my nose again. I looked over at the altar with the statue of Amali, the root bits charring and smoking in the small black … Continue reading Episode 9: Another Story for Another Time →

“Wait, LILLIAN? How are you STILL ALIVE? WHERE ARE YOU?” My own voice reverberated in my head, as if hitting a cave wall.“Breathe, Krystal. You sound like you’re yelling on speaker phone. Try to remain calm when sending your thoughts.”“Sorry, is this better?”“You’ll…get there. It’ll take time. Something you have very little of at the … Continue reading Episode 8: As Far As We Know →

I woke up to the scent of calamus. I had never been a fan of it before, but it was now sending a comforting warmth throughout my body. I knew that I wasn’t at home. The walls were an earthy tan color, and the bed sheets were a rich, vibrant red. I slowly turned my … Continue reading Episode 7: One Hell of a Nap →